Sound theft. An aspect that I have not even thought of.
Yet another advantage of this security option.
Thank you, MetalMauce
Security enhancement as theft protection by key file at startup
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From an artist point of view this request is understandable.
I can imagine an artist is more anxious to get his signature sound stolen and copied rather then his Kemper stolen.
It's nice to know nobody can walk away with your signature sound when you leave your Kemper backstage.
Just like with your phone, if it gets stolen you first worry is about the private data on it.
I agree to have it disabled by default
Just my thoughts on this matter ....Sound theft. An aspect that I have not even thought of.
Yet another advantage of this security option.Thank you, MetalMauce
I always thought sound is in the fingers...
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I for one vote for finger print verification!
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I for one vote for finger print verification!
Not safe. Amputation is easily and quickly done.
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you can, for instance, use those to protect what's inside: https://www.kensington.com/us/…b-port-lock-with-blockers
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you can, for instance, use those to protect what's inside: https://www.kensington.com/us/…b-port-lock-with-blockers
that could be a good little hardware hack.
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I suggest a code to protect the profiles to be stolen, everytime you want to do a backup or operate the usb key you must insert a code.
A personal profile is just the secret sauce created spending a lot of time and it's a personal trademark of the guitarist.
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What, if you forget your code?
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This conversation reminds me of an Avid Eleven Rack I purchased from someone on Reverb about 2 years ago. I paid $240 and lucky for me, sold it for $100. I thought I would have to give it away because I didn't have a key for Pro Tools.
Being retired, I don't have to worry about anyone stealing my equipment or "my sound" (LOL). For people still working in the music business one of the hardest lessons to learn is "Thou shalt not leave ANY equipment unattended"
It can also be one of the most expensive lessons to learn.
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For people still working in the music business one of the hardest lessons to learn is "Thou shalt not leave ANY equipment unattended"
It an also be one of the most expensive lessons to learn.
indeed.
Even if you have specialist musicians insurance that covers gigging it usually has an exclusion for gear left unattended.
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What, if you forget your code?
Make one on the Pentatonic scale.
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If the people at Kemper consider adding this kind of feature, I suggest it be turned Off by default. I would not want to have to key a password everytime I turn on my KPA. And, Including the password in the Technical Rider provided to the venue to enable the stage crew to turn on the KPA negates the purpose for the password.
It also would need to be designed in a way so the feature can only be activated and deactivated by the Registered Owner. This would prevent someone from being “locked out” of their KPA by someone else.
And, it gets more complicated when using a USB drive to load sounds onto a KPA supplied at the venue:
If a non-password protected KPA USB backup is loaded onto a password protected KPA, what would happen?
If a backup of a password protected KPA is loaded onto a non-password KPA, what would happen?
As I inferred five years ago, I am not a fan of this idea.
